All Railway Gazette International articles in August 2023
All articles published this month.
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NewsSchleswig-Holstein orders ‘more comfortable, more connected and more accessible’ trains
GERMANY: Schleswig-Holstein transport authority NAH.SH has awarded Alstom a €900m contract to supply 40 Coradia Stream high-capacity electric multiple-units and provide 30 years of maintenance.
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NewsAll-Island Strategic Rail Review makes 30 proposals to develop railways in Ireland
EUROPE: The draft All-Island Strategic Rail Review has been published, making 30 recommendations for development of the railways in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. These include expanding the total network from 2 300 to 2 950 km, along with electrification, higher speeds and more ...
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Rail Business UKUK railway news round-up
This week’s round-up of business news from the UK railway industry.
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NewsRFI makes progress with procuring €1·7bn infrastructure enhancement package
ITALY: Infrastructure manager Rete Ferroviaria Italiana awarded three civil works contacts on July 18 totalling €836m, having called tenders for a further six work packages at the end of June with a total value of €904m. The procurement covers a raft of infrastructure enhancements all funded ...
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Rail Business UKThanet Parkway station opens to improve rail options without increasing journey times
UK: Southeastern’s Thanet Parkway station between Ramsgate and Minster in east Kent opened to passengers on July 31. Development was led by Kent County Council with the aim of improving transport connectivity and supporting the local economy, and the station is expected to be used by ...
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Metro Report InternationalHyundai Rotem presents hydrogen tram
SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Rotem has developed a demonstration hydrogen-fuel cell powered tram as part of a national project which aims to strengthen the position of South Korean suppliers in the global light rail market by adapting existing technologies from the automotive sector. Research and development began ...
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NewsRENFE expands its open access operations in France
FRANCE: RENFE Viajeros began running open access international high speed services between Madrid and Marseille on July 28, having introduced a Barcelona – Lyon service on July 13. The two routes had previously been operated by RENFE in co-operation with SNCF since 2013, but these services ...
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NewsUnion Pacific CEO appointed
USA: Jim Vena has been appointed as CEO of Union Pacific Corp with effect from August 14, succeeding Lance Fritz who is stepping down as Chairman, President & CEO. Vena has more than 40 years of industry experience at Canadian National, and is returning to Union ...
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Rail Business UKBristol’s Portway Park & Ride station opens
UK: Passenger services at Portway Park & Ride station near Avonmouth on the Bristol to Severn Beach line began August 1, following a formal inauguration by Transport Secretary Mark Harper, Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees and Mayor of the West of England Combined Authority Dan Norris ...
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Metro Report InternationalSecond metro line opens in Shaoxing
CHINA: The second metro line in Shaoxing was opened on July 26, running for 10·8 km from Jinghu Hospital in the west to Tandu in the east. The line has nine stations including an interchange at Meishan Square with the north-south Line 1, which opened in ...
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Metro Report InternationalFirst of London Underground’s new Piccadilly Line trains ready for testing
UK: The first of the trainsets which Siemens Mobility is supplying to replace the existing 1970s fleet on London Underground’s Piccadilly Line has arrived at the Wegberg-Wildenrath Test & Validation Centre in Germany from the company’s factory at Wien in Austria. Tests will include acceleration, braking, ...
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NewsAkiem orders more Vectron locomotives
EUROPE: Leasing company Akiem has awarded Siemens Mobility a firm order to supply a further 15 Vectron AC and Vectron MS electric locomotives in 2025-27. The order announced on July 31 has been placed under a framework agreement for locomotives, ancillary equipment and services signed which ...
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Metro Report InternationalSydney rail to metro conversion confirmed
AUSTRALIA: The New South Wales government has committed to completing the conversion of Sydney’s T3 Bankstown Line from a suburban railway to an automated metro, as the final section of the City & Southwest Metro project. When the current state government was elected in March, it ...
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Rail Business UKNorthern Irish rail freight opportunities
UK: Industry group Logistics UK has called for the rapid development of rail freight in Northern Ireland, building on the ‘much-needed vision’ in the draft All-Island Strategic Rail Review for expanding rail freight across the whole island of Ireland. ‘Currently, there is no freight moved by ...
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NewsStandard gauge railway ‘backbone’ proposed for Ukraine and Moldova
EUROPE: The construction of a 1 435 mm gauge railway ‘backbone’ has been proposed as part of a strategy for closer integration of the rail networks in Ukraine and Moldova with those of the European Union.
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Metro Report InternationalUrban transport industry news round-up
This week’s round-up of news from the urban transport sector.
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Metro Report InternationalLondon Underground seeks alternatives to full-scale driver training simulators
UK: Transport for London is looking for ‘innovative solutions’ which would reduce its reliance on full scale mock-up cab simulators for training London Underground drivers. TfL says full-scale simulators ‘seem to add value to the training experience’, but are large, immovable, and require staff to travel ...
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NewsMÁV-Start suspends passenger services on 10 lines
HUNGARY: National passenger operator MÁV-Start has suspended rail services on 10 regional routes with effect from August 1, replacing the trains by buses ‘until further notice’.
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Rail Business UKNetwork Rail publishes £4·2bn CP7 Strategic Business Plan for Scotland
UK: Network Rail Scotland has published its £4·2bn Strategic Business Plan for Control Period 7, covering the five years from April 1 2024. The document is NR’s response to the Scottish government’s High Level Output Statement, which detailed what it wants Scotland’s Railway to deliver in ...